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'Avoided nuclear disaster': Trump once again claims credit for India-Pakistan ceasefire
Speaking at a press conference with Elon Musk, Trump said that he used trade to bring both the countries to the negotiation table and thanked the leaders of India and Pakistan for averting a nuclear disaster read more
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that Washington played a role in mediating between India and Pakistan, saying that he settled the military conflict and cross-border tensions through trade.
Addressing a press conference with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who recently resigned from Doge, Trump said, 'We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, and I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan, and I want to thank my people. Also, we talk trade, and we say we can't trade with people who are shooting at each other and potentially using nuclear weapons. They're great leaders in those countries, and they understood and they agreed, and that all stopped.'
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#WATCH | US President Donald Trump says, "We stopped India and Pakistan from fighting. I believe that could have turned out into a nuclear disaster, and I want to thank the leaders of India and Pakistan, and I want to thank my people. Also, we talk trade, and we say we can't… pic.twitter.com/8xfvVXj7HU — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2025
His reiteration comes after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick backed Trump's claims in a filing to the Court of International Trade, where he said that the president used his emergency powers granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to implement tariff measures to protect national interests.
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